Join a leading engineering team working on critical industrial equipment across diverse sectors including oil & gas, food & beverage, and chemical production.
We're supporting a global engineering group in their search for a Service Engineer to join their St Albans-based team. The company designs, manufactures, and services high-performance pumps and compressors used across heavy industries such as oil & gas, food & beverage, and chemical production.
This is a hands-on, technically engaging role - ideal for an engineer who enjoys fault finding, mechanical repair, and supporting both customers and internal teams with their expertise.
The Role:
Working primarily from the St Albans workshop (around 75%), you'll carry out service, maintenance, and repair activities on a range of industrial pumping and compression equipment. The remaining work will involve visiting client sites across the UK - and occasionally offshore (no more than 4 times per year). Due to growth they're moving site later in the year to LU5 postcode.
Key responsibilities include:
- Mechanical and electrical fault finding, servicing, and repair of pumps and compressors
- Providing technical support to clients and internal sales teams
- Supporting field service activities - installations, commissioning, and troubleshooting
- Ensuring all work meets company quality and safety standards
Requirements:
You're a hands-on engineer with a solid background in rotating equipment - ideally pumps, compressors, or similar mechanical systems. You'll be comfortable working both independently and as part of a team, with a proactive approach to problem solving.
Essential skills and experience:
- Proven experience working on pumps, compressors, or rotating machinery
- Strong mechanical and electro-mechanical fault-finding ability
- Comfortable with both workshop and field environments
- Full UK driving licence
- Willingness to travel and work offshore occasionally (no more than 4 times a year)
Benefits:
- Salary: £45,000 - £55,000 (dependent on experience)
- Bonus approx 10% depending on performance
- Pension: 15% employer contribution (non-contributory)
- Vehicle: Ford Ranger (for business and personal use)
- Occasional offshore work with full support and premium rates
- Strong development opportunities within a global engineering group
